Nephtoah
nef-to'-a, nef'-to-a (nephtoach, occurs only in the expression ma`yan me nephtoach, "the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah"; Septuagint pege hudatos Naphtho): This spring was o...
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Nephushesim; Nephishesim
ne-fush'-e-sim, ne-fish'-e-sim (nephushecim, nephishecim): The former is the Kethibh (Hebrew "written") form of the name adopted in the Revised Version (British and American); t...
Ner
ner (ner, "lamp"): Father of Abner (1Sa 14:50f; 26:5,14, etc.); grandfather of Saul (1Ch 8:33). Other references, though adding no further information are2Sa 2:8,12;3:23,25;28;3...
Nereus
ne'-rus, ne'-re-us (Nereus): The name of a Roman Christian to whom with his sister Paul sent greetings (Ro 16:15). Nereus and the others saluted with him (Ro 16:15) formed small...
Nergal
nar'-gal (nereghal): A Babylonian deity, identified with the planet Mars, and worshipped at Cutha (compare2Ki 17:30).See BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA, RELIGION OF.
Nergal-Sharezer
nur-gal-sha-re'-zar (nereghal-shar'etser, Hebrew form of Assyrian Nergal-sar-usur, "O Nergal, defend the prince"): A Babylonian officer, the "Rab-mag," associated with Nebushazb...
Neri
ne'-ri ((@Nerei (Tisch., Treg., Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek), Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Neri; for Hebrew neriyah): The name of an ancestor of Jesus...
Neriah
ne-ri'-a (neriyah, "whose lamp is Yah"): The father of Seraiah and of Baruch, Jeremiah's friend and secretary (Jer 32:12,16;36:4,8,32;43:3). In Baruch 1:1 the Greek form of the ...
Nerias
ne-ri'-as (Ner(e)ias): The Greek form of Hebrew Neriah found only in Baruch 1:1 as the father of Baruch equals "Neriah" ofJer 32:12;36:4ff; 43:3. To Baruch's brother, Seraiah, t...
Nero
ne'-ro (Neron): I. NAME, PARENTAGE AND EARLYII. AGRIPPINA'S AMBITION FOR NEROHer Nine Measures for Bringing Him to the ThroneIII. NERO'S REIGN1. Quinquennium Nerohis2. Poppea Sa...
Nest
(qen; neossia, nossia; in the New Testament kataskenosis; Latin nidus): A receptacle prepared by a bird for receiving its eggs and young. Nests differ with species. Eagles use a...
Net
SeeFISHING;FOWLER.
Netaim
na'-ta-im, ne'-ta-im, ne-ta'-im neTa`im; Codex Vaticanus Azaeim; Codex Alexandrinus Ataeim): In1Ch 4:23the King James Version reads "those that dwell among plants and hedges," t...
Nethanel
ne-than'-el, neth'-a-nel (nethan'el, "God has given"; Nathanael; the King James Version Nethaneel, ne-than'-e-el):(1) A chief or prince of Issachar (Nu 1:8;2:5;7:18,23;10:15).(2...
Nethaniah
neth-a-ni'-a (nethanyahu, "Yah has given"; Nathanias):(1) An Asaphite musician (1Ch 25:2,12).(2) A Levite who accompanied the princes sent by Jehoshaphat to teach in the cities ...
Nethinim
neth'-i-nim (nethinim, "given"; Natheineim; the King James Version Nethinims):1. Meaning:A group of temple-servants (1Ch 9:2and 16 times in Ezra and Nehemiah). The word has alwa...
Netophah
ne-to'-fa (neTophah; Septuagint Netopha, Nephota, and other variants): The birthplace of two of David's heroes, Maharai and Heleb (2Sa 23:28,29), also of Seraiah the son of Tanh...
Netophas
ne-to'-fas (Codex Vaticanus Netebas; Codex Alexandrinus Netophae): A town named in 1 Esdras 5:18, identical with "Netophah" ofEzr 2:22;Ne 7:26.
Netophathi; Netophathites
ne-tof'-a-thi, ne-tof'-a-thits.SeeNETOPHAH.
Nettles
net'-'lz: (1) charul, (Job 30:7;Pr 24:31;Ze 2:9margin, in all, "wild vetches"); the translation "nettles" is due to the supposed derivations of charul from an (obsolete) charal,...
Network
net'-wurk (sebhakhah): the Revised Version (British and American) in2Ki 25:17;2Ch 4:13(also in the plural, 4:12,13), for "wreathen work" and "wreath" in the King James Version (...
New Birth
SeeREGENERATION.
New Commandment
SeeBROTHERLY LOVE.
New Covenant
See COVENANT, THE NEW.
New Earth
See ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT; HEAVENS, NEW.
New Heavens
See HEAVENS, NEW.
New Jerusalem
See JERUSALEM, NEW; REVELATION OF JOHN.